The engagement of Brittany LeAnn King to Thomas Allen Carr, both of Vicksburg, is announced today. Vows will be exchanged at 2 p.m. Dec. 17, 2011, at Berachah Church. A reception will follow at Wilsonwood Lodge.

Miss King is the daughter of David G. Jr. and Allison Marie King of Vicksburg. She is the granddaughter of David G. Sr. and JoAnn King of Hattiesburg and Otto L. and Linda L. Moore of Vicksburg.

Mr. Carr is the son of Harold T. and Delaine Carr of Vicksburg. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Butch Nygren and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Carr, all of Raymond; Judie Carr of New Orleans; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Rodgers of Leland; and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Liner of Albany, Ga.

The bride-elect is a 2010 graduate of Vicksburg High School, where she was a Gator Award recipient and a member of the Key Club and homecoming committee.

She attended Hinds Community College, where she was a member of the Student Nursing Organization.

Miss King is employed at Bovina Elementary School.

The prospective groom is a 2010 graduate of Vicksburg High School, where he was a Gator Award recipient and a member of the Key Club and homecoming committee.

Mr. Carr is a machine gunner in the U.S. Marine Corps.